Cast members of Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago PD will headline a staged reading of an original screenplay, Waiting, at the newly renovated Davis Theater. The event benefits Piven Theatre Workshop arts outreach for women in Cook County Jail and women escaping domestic violence at YWCA Evanston/North Shore. Written by Evanston filmmaker Colleen Griffen and Stephanie Gruber Nelson, Waiting features the delays, extended intervals and holds in women's lives. The staged reading begins at 3 p.m., followed by a reception at Carbon Arc Bar & Board at the Davis Theater. Waiting is part of The Women's Voices Project, Piven’s yearlong arts programming by and about women to commemorate the 45th Anniversary of Piven Theatre Workshop. Tickets are $65 per person. To purchase tickets, visit bit.ly/pivenwaiting or call the Piven Box Office at 847-866-6597.